JAKARTA - Men's singles badminton player Jonatan Christie suffered a defeat against Kunlavut Vitidsarn in the first match of the Group A BWF World Tour Finals 2025.
The owner of the 2018 Asian Games gold medal suffered a two-game loss of 10-21 and 14-21 in the clash which took place at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium, China, on Wednesday, December 17, 2025.
In this clash, Jonatan appeared under his best performance. In the first game he only twice tied the score in the first four points and then couldn't do much.
In the second game, Kunlavut immediately started well to lead 2-0. Jonatan was able to give resistance so that the number difference was not unbalanced, but he did not get a moment to equalize the score.
Jonatan will then face Anders Antonsen in the second match which will take place on Thursday, December 18, 2025, and meet Christo Popov in the last match of the group stage.
To get a ticket to the semi-final round, Jonatan needs to win both matches so that his position is safe. Only the two best in the group stage will continue their journey to the top four.
The defeat in the first match was also felt by the women's singles shuttler Putri Kusuma Wardani and the mixed doubles Jafar Hidayatullah/Felisha Alberta Nathaniel Pasaribu.
Jafar/Felisha, who suffered a two-game loss of 18-21 and 16-21 against the host representative Feng Yanzhe/Huang Dongping. Furthermore, they will face the pair of Chen Tang Jie/Toh Ee Wei from Malaysia.
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